Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Return 19.15%
 

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), founded in 1981 by David Booth and Rex Sinquefield and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an investment management firm renowned for its evidence-based, low-cost approach to investing, grounded in academic research from Nobel laureates like Eugene Fama and Kenneth French. Managing hundreds of billions in assets, DFA focuses on systematic, passive strategies that tilt toward factors like small-cap, value, and profitability stocks, primarily through mutual funds and institutional portfolios rather than retail brokerage services. The firm’s philosophy eschews market timing and stock picking, instead emphasizing diversification and efficient market exposure, often requiring investors to access its funds through approved financial advisors. With a global presence and a reputation for disciplined, data-driven investing, DFA has carved a unique niche in the industry, blending academic rigor with practical application.

This Quarter Return
-23.98%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$192B
AUM Growth
-$82.4B
Cap. Flow
-$2.58B
Cap. Flow %
-1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.91%
Holding
3,447
New
68
Increased
1,549
Reduced
1,536
Closed
73

Top Buys

1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$167M
2
PLD icon
Prologis
PLD
+$115M
3
V icon
Visa
V
+$83.9M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$65.6M
5
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
+$63.3M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 15.89%
3 Industrials 12.45%
4 Healthcare 11.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GAP
951
The Gap, Inc.
GAP
$8.93B
$54.4M 0.03%
7,732,430
+1,715,268
+29% +$12.1M
TCBI icon
952
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$3.99B
$54.3M 0.03%
2,451,220
+186,341
+8% +$4.13M
EIX icon
953
Edison International
EIX
$21.4B
$54.3M 0.03%
991,465
+14,608
+1% +$801K
IAC icon
954
IAC Inc
IAC
$2.88B
$54.3M 0.03%
1,694,737
-28,503
-2% -$913K
GTLS icon
955
Chart Industries
GTLS
$8.95B
$54.3M 0.03%
1,872,608
+37,196
+2% +$1.08M
WOR icon
956
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$3.22B
$54.2M 0.03%
3,350,501
-43,980
-1% -$712K
CMS icon
957
CMS Energy
CMS
$21.3B
$54.2M 0.03%
922,483
+5,993
+0.7% +$352K
TTWO icon
958
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$45B
$54.1M 0.03%
456,373
+2,989
+0.7% +$355K
CSGS icon
959
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$1.82B
$54.1M 0.03%
1,292,236
-43,454
-3% -$1.82M
GL icon
960
Globe Life
GL
$11.3B
$54M 0.03%
749,996
+23,694
+3% +$1.71M
LSTR icon
961
Landstar System
LSTR
$4.5B
$54M 0.03%
563,049
+4,470
+0.8% +$429K
AMSF icon
962
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$857M
$54M 0.03%
837,129
-26,218
-3% -$1.69M
PRA icon
963
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.22B
$53.9M 0.03%
2,157,707
+24,632
+1% +$616K
CCL icon
964
Carnival Corp
CCL
$42.5B
$53.9M 0.03%
4,093,706
+254,414
+7% +$3.35M
FHI icon
965
Federated Hermes
FHI
$4.1B
$53.8M 0.03%
2,824,712
-124,874
-4% -$2.38M
TTEC icon
966
TTEC Holdings
TTEC
$179M
$53.8M 0.03%
1,465,329
+6,093
+0.4% +$224K
PRFT
967
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
$53.8M 0.03%
1,986,111
-226,828
-10% -$6.14M
BDC icon
968
Belden
BDC
$5.15B
$53.8M 0.03%
1,489,901
-275,279
-16% -$9.93M
IPAR icon
969
Interparfums
IPAR
$3.47B
$53.7M 0.03%
1,159,076
-992
-0.1% -$46K
OTTR icon
970
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.48B
$53.7M 0.03%
1,207,771
-5,960
-0.5% -$265K
CHU
971
DELISTED
China Unicom (HONG KONG) Limited
CHU
$53.7M 0.03%
9,130,388
+160,496
+2% +$943K
POOL icon
972
Pool Corp
POOL
$11.9B
$53.6M 0.03%
272,539
-20,914
-7% -$4.12M
AIN icon
973
Albany International
AIN
$1.77B
$53.6M 0.03%
1,132,916
-1,888
-0.2% -$89.4K
COKE icon
974
Coca-Cola Consolidated
COKE
$10.5B
$53.5M 0.03%
2,567,060
-38,070
-1% -$794K
NWN icon
975
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$1.7B
$53.3M 0.03%
862,556
-20,818
-2% -$1.29M